AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Don, and wife Martha,
formerly long- time Orlando
residents, re-located from
St. Petersburg-Clearwater
area on Florida’s "Sun
Coast" to the Southeast
Volusia County's "Fun
Coast". Looking to get away
from the "big city" and
returning to their previous
boating habit, they
purchased a villa in New
Smyrna Beach’s Sugar Mill
Country Club, becoming
full-time residents
Christmas 2000.
Don, one of the few native
Floridians (AKA "cracker"),
grew up in the Lakeland
highlands and attended
Bartow High School before
joining the US Navy for
adventure and a technical
education. Post-military
education accomplishments
include a BS from Rollins
College, Winter Park,
majoring in science and
mathematics and
post-graduate courses in
business administration, and
numerous career-related
courses. He pursued a
technology career.
Don and Martha were married
in October 1990 while both
were residing and working in
Orlando - making a career
re-location to St.
Petersburg/Clearwater 17
months later. Don decided in
2000 to pursue a significant
career change from Lockheed
Martin Global
Telecommunications in Largo
Florida, following a lengthy
aerospace/defense systems
research/development and
manufacturing career in
engineering and project
management; starting with
Martin Marietta in Orlando,
a brief stance with Southern
Bell Telephone, followed by
20 years with Litton Laser
Systems in Orlando and 9
years in Tampa Bay. As a
professional project
manager, he was accountable
to his employer and to
government and prime
contractors for program
technical, schedule, and
cost performance.
Don and Martha attended the
Florida Real Estate
pre-license program provided
by St. Petersburg Junior
College. Both subsequently
obtained their Florida Real
Estate Salesperson license
and completed the real
estate post-license course.
Martha and Don joined Watson
Realty Corp., REALTORS® of
New Smyrna Beach in early
2001 after re-locating to
New Smyrna Beach.
Don earned his Florida Real
Estate Broker license
January 2004. Followed with
the e-Professional
Certification (e-PRO),
Graduate Realtor®
Institution
Designation (GRI), and has
been trained by the Florida
Association of Realtors®
as a Media Spokesperson
regarding real estate
issues. Don also holds
National Association of
Realtors®
certifications as a Short
Sales and Foreclosure
Resource (SFR), At Home With
Diversity (AHWD) ,and the
Transnational Referral
Certification (TRC).
Don served as a New Smyrna
Beach Board of Realtors®
Director in 2005; served in
2004 & 2006 as Chairperson
of the Realtors’ Multiple
Listing Service (MLS) and
the association’s
President-Elect 2006;
received the 2006 REALTOR®
of the Year award from the
New Smyrna Beach Board of
Realtors®; was installed as
the New Smyrna Beach Board
of Realtors®’
President for 2007; served
as Past
President/Director/MLS Chair
in 2008; and served as
Director Emeritus and MLS
Chair in 2009. He is in his
ninth year as an internet
savvy real estate
professional, specializing
in home and condo
residential listing and
sales in the SE/East Volusia
market.
Don
joined
SeaLand Real Estate,
Inc in the fall of 2009.
LICENSURE
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Florida Real
Estate Broker
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US Coast Guard
Captain - 100 Ton Master
Coastal Waters/ T.W.I.C.
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FCC Commercial
Radiotelephone w/Radar
Endorsement
PROFESSIONAL/SOCIAL
AFFILIATIONS
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National
Association of Realtors®
(NAR)
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Florida
Association of Realtors®
(FAR)
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New Smyrna Beach
Board of Realtors®
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New Smyrna Beach
Board of Realtors®, MLS
Chair (2004 & 2006),
Vice Chair 2005
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New Smyrna Beach
Board of Realtors®,
Director (2005)
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New Smyrna Beach
Board of Realtors®,
President-Elect (2006)
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New Smyrna Beach
Board of Realtors®,
President (2007)
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New Smyrna Beach
Board of Realtors®, Past
President/Director/MLS
Chair (2008)
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New Smyrna Beach
Board of Realtors®,
Director Emeritus /MLS
Chair (2009)
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United States
Power Squadrons
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Ponce de Leon
Inlet Sail and Power
Squadron
HOBBIES
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Don Woods, REALTOR®